Publications

December 1990 (Revised February 1991)
Teaching Note

Note on the Aerospace Industry and Industrial Modernization, Teaching Note

By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein

August 1982 (Revised January 1988)
Case

Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)

Two young and inexperienced MBAs buy a virtually bankrupt company. They design a decentralized control system organized around profit centers. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Entrepreneurship; Management Systems; Air Transportation Industry

September 1992
Teaching Note

Aerospace Technology Manufacturing, Inc.: Industry, Company, and I/S Transitions TN

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Transition; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry

28 Sep 2017
News

Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion

opportunities that require the enhanced technical and financial resources of a larger organization. Our employees will also benefit from greater development and career opportunities as members of a larger,... View Details

May – June 1991
Article

Manufacturing Costs for Advanced Composites Aerospace Parts

By: Rebecca M. Henderson, C. Shipp and T. Gutowski

Keywords: Production; Cost; Aerospace Industry

Web

Meet the Aerospace & Defense Club - Recruiting

degree candidate interested in the future of the aviation and space industries, from manufacturing to sustainability to novel technology development. She previously worked at Blue Origin as a propulsion... View Details

January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
Case

HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics

By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Joycelyn W. Eby

By 2015, the HNA Group had grown from its roots as Hainan Airlines, a small airline founded in 1993 into a global conglomerate that ranked #464 in the Global 500. Much of this success it had achieved by cross-industry expansion within China, but since 2008, it had... View Details

Keywords: China; Aviation And Aerospace; Airline Industry; Airlines; Globalization; Corporate Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; China

25 Apr 2014
News

Piloting new career horizons for women in aviation

lot of females in the aviation community, but there's a lot of opportunity," says Eaton, a helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft pilot. She imparts her message of possibility everywhere she has the opportunity,... View Details

27 Apr 2017
News

Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation

international big-ticket asset financing. After being invited to speak at the HBS Aerospace and Aviation Club, he was inspired to endow a fellowship that would benefit students... View Details

New nuclear power must pass the ‘Chindia test’ — this energy source should be built like modern aviation or shipping

Synopsis

"We should try to change radiophobia now — if we build new nuclear power plants at the scale required to fulfill global energy needs, there will be occasional failures, just as there are... View Details

June 2021 (Revised December 2021)
Case

The Lunar Gateway, Moon vs. Mars, and the Political Governance of Space Activities

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang

In 2017, the Trump Administration made a bold claim—that they would return the next man and the first woman to the lunar surface by 2024, this time to establish a sustainable presence to enable further exploration in the solar system. With the Artemis Program, NASA has... View Details

Keywords: Space; Space Economy; Aerospace; Nasa; Governance; Policy; International Relations; Infrastructure

Article

The 'Mission Ready' Experience: Afghanistan

By: Hise O. Gibson and Robert F. Howe

Keywords: Aviation; Military; Afghanistan

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May 2021
Case

The International Space Station, Principal-Agent Problems, and NASA's Quest to Keep Humans in Space

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang

In building the International Space Station (ISS), NASA opened the door to the development of a robust in-space economy in low-Earth Orbit, and yet the decision to build the station, and continue to extend its lifetime, placed a huge burden on NASA’s Human Spaceflight... View Details

Keywords: Aerospace; Nasa; Space Economy; Principal-agent Theory; Policy; Commercialization; Aerospace Industry

December 2020 (Revised March 2021)
Case

Made In Space, Expectations Management, and the Business of In-Space Manufacturing

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang

After having proven its base technology (3D printing) through NASA solicitations and contracts, Made In Space was searching for a viable commercial application. But the business case for the leading candidate, high-quality fiber optic cable for use on Earth, remained... View Details

Keywords: Aerospace; Space; Space Economy; 3D Printing; Manufacturing; Public-private Partnership; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry

January 2013 (Revised January 2015)
Case

FX Risk Hedging at EADS

By: W. Carl Kester, Vincent Dessain and Karol Misztal

In 2008, EADS, the European aerospace group that owns Airbus, was faced with the decision of how best to hedge a large and growing mismatch between its dollar revenues and its euro manufacturing costs. Specifically, the company needed to decide if it would continue... View Details

Keywords: Derivatives; Foreign Exchange; Options; Forward Contract; Aerospace; Europe; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Aerospace Industry; Europe

2012
Article

Demand and Capacity Management in Air Transportation

This paper summarizes research trends and opportunities in the area of managing air transportation demand and capacity. Capacity constraints and resulting congestion and low schedule reliability currently impose large costs on airlines and their passengers. Significant... View Details

Keywords: Demand Management; Capacity Management; Mathematical Modeling; Congestion And Delays; Trends And Opportunities; Demand and Consumers; Air Transportation; Mathematical Methods; Performance Capacity; Air Transportation Industry

01 Dec 2022
News

Flying High

aerospace sector, proposed a different approach for Aero, one that took its cues from other profitable airlines that own their fleets: “We’re a low-cost carrier on the back end and a premium service on the... View Details

Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation

March 2013
Supplement

FX Risk Hedging at EADS

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Derivatives; Foreign Exchange; Options; Forward Contract; Aerospace; Europe; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Europe